Voluntary and Involuntary muscles
Our muscular system allows us to move inside and outside.
Humans have an amazing range of movement.
There are two major types of muscular movement.
Voluntary and involuntary
Let’s look at the typing to help understand the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles.
When we control the muscles in the hands and arms and tell the muscles which keys to press, these movements would be considered voluntary
At the same time, cardiac muscles of the heart, and muscles that help you breathe are working automatically to keep you alive..
These muscle movements are involuntary.
The motor cortex is the region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements.
Your brain sends signals down the central nervous system and then the peripheral nervous system to stimulate muscle movement.
Involuntary muscles run automatically. There are two major types.
Our smooth muscles and our cardiac or heart muscle.
Involuntary muscles are controlled in the medulla oblongata which is located in the brainstem,
This portion of the brain controls involuntary movements such as breathing, digestion, heart rate, and more.
In summary, muscles we can control are voluntary
and our automatic muscles are involuntary muscles.
